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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101013-137
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Correspondence regarding bank notes and designs, March 1848
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- 18th March 1848, 22d March 1848, March 25th 1848 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains several letters dated March 1848 between various parties in London and Edinburgh, including correspondence with the Bank of Scotland, Heath & Co, and Perkins Bacon & Co/Petch. The letters discuss bank notes, their quality, designs, and issues of forgery, as well as the forwarding of specimen notes for selection.
